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05 December, 2014

Professor Wilson Lourenco has recently published a new species of Opisthacanthus Peters, 1861 (Hormuridae) from the Parc Nationald’Andohahela in Madagascar.

Opisthacanthus andohahela Lourenco, 2014

Abstract:A new species, Opisthacanthus andohahela sp. n., is described from the Parc National d’Andohahela, Madagascar. The new species is a sibling species to Opisthacanthus lucienneae Lourenço & Goodman, also known from the Parc National d’Andohahela. However, O. lucienneae is exclusively found in spiny forest thickets whereas the new species was found in humid forests. The close relationship presented by the two species can suggest past ecological connexions between distinct parcels of Parc National d’Andohahela. The total number of Opisthacanthus species in Madagascar is now raised to eight.